Research Methods for Social Work (with InfoTrac)

by Rubin, Allen; Babbie, Earl R.

• ISBN13: 9780534362171
• ISBN10: 0534362176
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-14
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

This best-selling text that has empowered more than 100,000 students just like you! Considered the best social work research methods resource, RESEARCH METHODS FOR SOCIAL WORK balances essential content with enlightening examples, consistently revealing the important connections between real research and true-to-life social work practice.

Table of Contents

Part 1 An Introduction to Inquiry	1	(102)
Scientific Inquiry and Social Work	3	(23)
Philosophical Issues in Science and Research	26	(24)
Theory and Research	50	(22)
The Ethics and Politics of Social Work Research	72	(31)
Part 2 Problem Formulation and Measurement	103	(144)
Problem Formulation	105	(34)
Conceptualization and Operationalization	139	(32)
Measurement	171	(37)
Constructing Measurement Instruments	208	(39)
Part 3 The Logic of Research Design	247	(110)
The Logic of Sampling	249	(43)
Causal Inference and Group Designs	292	(34)
Single-Case Evaluation Designs	326	(31)
Part 4 Quantitative and Qualitative Modes of Observation	357	(108)
Survey Research	359	(28)
Qualitative Research Methods	387	(50)
Unobtrusive Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods	437	(28)
Part 5 Analysis of Data	465	(94)
Processing Data	466	(13)
Interpreting Descriptive Statistics and Tables	479	(32)
Inferential Data Analysis: Part 1	511	(25)
Inferential Data Analysis: Part 2	536	(23)
Part 6 The Social Context of Research	559
Program Evaluation	560
Appendixes
Appendix A Using the Library	601	(8)
Appendix B Social Work Research and Cyberspace	609	(11)
Appendix C The Research Report	620	(7)
Appendix D A Consumer's Guide to Social Work Research	627	(5)
Appendix E Commission on Aging Survey	632	(8)
Appendix F Random Numbers	640	(2)
Appendix G Distribution of Chi-Square	642	(2)
Appendix H A Guide to SPSS 8.0	644	(37)
Appendix I Inferential Statistics and Single-Case Designs	681	(11)
Appendix J Proportion Under Normal Curve Exceeded by Effect Size (ES) Values	692
Glossary	G-1	(1)
Bibliography	B-1	(1)
Index	I-1